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Giants signed USC TE Xavier Grimble.

Grimble (6-foot-4, 261) was underutilized in Lane Kiffin's offense, which made infrequent use of the tight end as a receiver. He finished his three-year career with 69 catches for 731 yards (10.6 YPR) and 11 touchdowns before turning pro. A sub-par athlete (5.02 forty, 9-foot-2 broad jump), Grimble will have to make his living as an in-line tight end, which means he must improve greatly as a blocker. Sun, May 11, 2014 02:37:00 PM

"He has an unusual body size for a tight end that looks like a left tackle," Orgeron said. "He can block, run and catch and he’s a great young man." Grimble joined USC as the nation's No. 1 high school tight end recruit, but the position was not frequently used under Lane Kiffin. Grimble has a shot of being a top five prospect at the position. Sun, Feb 16, 2014 10:52:00 AM

After stating he would return, USC redshirt junior TE Xavier Grimble told reporters he will declare for May's NFL draft.

"I’ve been at 'SC for four years and have had a pretty productive career," Grimble told the LA Times. "I’m healthy and just want to move on and give it a shot... I feel like it was kind of my time." The tight end has been underused in recent years, but he enters a class that lacks depth at the position despite being very good at the top. Wed, Jan 8, 2014 10:48:00 AM

"I feel like with everything that happened this season, I think it would be best for me to stay in school," Grimble told reporters after bowl practice on. "So that's probably what I'm going to be doing." Hopefully Grimble receives a heavier workload next season. Tue, Dec 10, 2013 01:04:00 PM